limited release of 26 theaters in the US. It grossed less than one million dollars foreign and domestic. Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Groomsmen has an approval rating of 52% based on 33 reviews. The website’s critics consensus reads, "Director and star Burns returns to his home turf -- dialogue-driven examinations of the relationships between men and women -- with uneven results." In his review for The New York Times, Stephen Holden wrote, "What gives Mr. Burns’s movies their spark is his gut-level empathy for these people, most of whom he understands deeply and relies on for inspiration", but noted that with this film, Burns "is unable (or perhaps afraid) to contrive a story to match his attunement to place and personality. You tolerate the false sentimentality and his characters’ one-dimensional troubles the way you tolerate the conventions of a sitcom." Holden also opined that Leguizamo’s character felt underwritten. References External links 2006 films 2006 independent films 2006 romantic comedy films 2000s buddy comedy-drama films American romantic comedy films American buddy comedy-drama films Films about weddings Films about brothers Films directed by Edward Burns 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2006 LGBT-related films